Maceió (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M., Archbishop
Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B., Archbishop Emeritus
Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm., Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 13 February 1920
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Alagoas
Country: Brazil
Square Kilometers: 8,545 (3,300 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Nordeste 2
Official Web Site: https://www.centenarioarqmaceio.com.br
Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Av. D. Antonio Brandao 559/a, 57051-190 Maceio, AL, Brazil
Telephone: (082)3021-4001

Historical Details

Diocese of Alagôas
- Latin Name: Alagoasensis
- Erected: 2 July 1900
- Country: Brazil
Diocese of Maceió
- Latin Name: Maceiensis
- Name Changed: 25 August 1917
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
- Country: Brazil

Past and Present Ordinaries

Antônio Manoel de Castilho Brandão † (22 Jun 1901 Appointed - 15 Mar 1910 Died)
Manuel Antônio de Oliveira Lopes † (26 Nov 1910 Appointed - 27 Jul 1922 Died)
Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho † (19 Jan 1923 Appointed - 10 Jan 1939 Died)
Ranulfo da Silva Farias † (5 Aug 1939 Appointed - 19 Oct 1963 Died)
Adelmo Cavalcante Machado † (19 Oct 1963 Succeeded - 24 Nov 1976 Resigned)
Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho † (24 Nov 1976 Succeeded - 7 Oct 1984 Appointed, Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui)
José Lamartine Soares † (2 Apr 1985 Appointed - 18 Aug 1985 Died)
Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. (24 Oct 1985 Appointed - 3 Jul 2002 Retired)
José Carlos Melo, C.M. † (3 Jul 2002 Succeeded - 22 Nov 2006 Retired)
Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm. (22 Nov 2006 Appointed - 3 Apr 2024 Resigned)
Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (3 Apr 2024 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Alagôas
2 July 1900	Erected	Diocese of Olinda (Alagoas)	Diocese of Alagôas (erected)
3 April 1916	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alagôas (Western part)	Diocese of Penedo (erected)
Diocese of Maceió
25 August 1917	Name Changed	Diocese of Alagôas	Diocese of Maceió
Archdiocese of Maceió
13 February 1920	Elevated	Diocese of Maceió	Archdiocese of Maceió
10 February 1962	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Maceió (Quebrangulo and Paulo Jacinto) Diocese of Penedo (Agua Branca, Batalha, Belo Monte, Cacimbinhas, Delmiro Gouveia, Dois Riachos, Igaci, Major Izidoro, Jacaré dos Homens, Maravilha, Mata Grande, Monteirópolis, Olho d'Agua das Flores, Olivença, Palmeiras dos Indios, Pao de Acucar, Piranhas, ...)	Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios (erected)
10 February 1962	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Maceió (Anadia, Boca da Mata, Campo Alegre, and Sâo Miguel dos Campos)	Diocese of Penedo

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Maceió

1950 620,000 623,756 99.4% 45 16 61 10,163 36 90 28 ap1951

1966 697,664 700,000 99.7% 32 18 50 13,953 18 196 29 ap1967

1967 687,347 700,000 98.2% 33 20 53 12,968 18 216 29 ap1971

1976 810,000 830,000 97.6% 29 15 44 18,409 6 24 186 31 ap1977

1980 848,000 953,000 89.0% 31 19 50 16,960 6 33 203 33 ap1981

1990 854,000 1,220,000 70.0% 37 16 53 16,113 6 32 258 43 ap1991

1999 1,180,000 1,680,220 70.2% 71 21 92 12,826 28 49 220 50 ap2000

2000 1,200,000 1,600,000 75.0% 62 18 80 15,000 28 45 205 50 ap2001

2001 1,200,000 1,600,000 75.0% 63 18 81 14,814 28 45 205 50 ap2002

2002 1,279,000 1,705,000 75.0% 62 18 80 15,987 24 45 205 50 ap2003

2003 944,100 1,452,476 65.0% 44 18 62 15,227 24 45 205 42 ap2004

2013 1,032,000 1,636,000 63.1% 79 20 99 10,424 17 29 197 72 ap2014

2016 1,058,000 1,677,000 63.1% 75 25 100 10,580 22 38 173 78 ap2017

2019 1,085,200 1,719,000 63.1% 102 19 121 8,968 17 51 166 83 ap2020

2021 1,102,440 1,746,290 63.1% 92 20 112 9,843 21 52 166 102 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Maceió
1950	620,000	623,756	99.4%	45	16	61	10,163		36	90	28	ap1951
1966	697,664	700,000	99.7%	32	18	50	13,953		18	196	29	ap1967
1967	687,347	700,000	98.2%	33	20	53	12,968		18	216	29	ap1971
1976	810,000	830,000	97.6%	29	15	44	18,409	6	24	186	31	ap1977
1980	848,000	953,000	89.0%	31	19	50	16,960	6	33	203	33	ap1981
1990	854,000	1,220,000	70.0%	37	16	53	16,113	6	32	258	43	ap1991
1999	1,180,000	1,680,220	70.2%	71	21	92	12,826	28	49	220	50	ap2000
2000	1,200,000	1,600,000	75.0%	62	18	80	15,000	28	45	205	50	ap2001
2001	1,200,000	1,600,000	75.0%	63	18	81	14,814	28	45	205	50	ap2002
2002	1,279,000	1,705,000	75.0%	62	18	80	15,987	24	45	205	50	ap2003
2003	944,100	1,452,476	65.0%	44	18	62	15,227	24	45	205	42	ap2004
2013	1,032,000	1,636,000	63.1%	79	20	99	10,424	17	29	197	72	ap2014
2016	1,058,000	1,677,000	63.1%	75	25	100	10,580	22	38	173	78	ap2017
2019	1,085,200	1,719,000	63.1%	102	19	121	8,968	17	51	166	83	ap2020
2021	1,102,440	1,746,290	63.1%	92	20	112	9,843	21	52	166	102	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 Nov 2023; Archbishop: 3 Apr 2024)
Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima
Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. (Archbishop: 24 Oct 1985 to 3 Jul 2002)
Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm. (Archbishop: 22 Nov 2006 to 3 Apr 2024)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Waldyr Calheiros Novaes (de Novais) †
Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 5 Feb 1974; Archbishop: 24 Nov 1976 to 7 Oct 1984)
Antônio Manoel de Castilho Brandão † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1901 to 15 Mar 1910)
Adelmo Cavalcante Machado † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 24 Jun 1955; Archbishop: 19 Oct 1963 to 24 Nov 1976)
José Maurício da Rocha † (Priest: 29 Jun 1908 to 10 Mar 1919)
Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho † (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1923 to 10 Jan 1939)
Ranulfo da Silva Farias † (Archbishop: 5 Aug 1939 to 19 Oct 1963)
Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Feb 1968 to 5 Feb 1974)
José Carlos Melo, C.M. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 31 May 2000; Archbishop: 3 Jul 2002 to 22 Nov 2006)
Manuel Antônio de Oliveira Lopes † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1910; Archbishop: 13 Feb 1920 to 27 Jul 1922)
José Lamartine Soares † (Archbishop: 2 Apr 1985 to 18 Aug 1985)
Henrique Soares da Costa † (Priest: 15 Aug 1992 to 1 Apr 2009)

Source(s)

Diocese of Alagôas
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 83
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 42
Diocese of Maceió
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 9, Page 490
Archdiocese of Maceió
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 12, Page 425, to Page 427

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